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Dr. Samuel Oliner, director of the Altruistic Personality and Prosocial Behavior Institute, donated audio recordings of interviews with rescuers and Holocaust survivors to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in March 2007. The interviews were produced as research for the book "The Altruistic Personality," by Dr. Samuel Oliner and Pearl Oliner.

Restrictions on access. Interview is viewable onsite at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum only.

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Restrictions on use. The collection is only available for use by employees of the USHMM and by researchers and scholars, as defined in accordance with the USMM archival practices and procedures. In all uses of the collection, the identities of the interviewees shall not be revealed for the period of the license, which expires on April 24, 2027.

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Contains interviews with rescuers and Holocaust survivors collected by the Altruistic Personality and Prosocial Behavior Institute at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA. The interviews were used in the book "The Altruistic Personality," by Dr. Samuel Oliner and Pearl Oliner. Interviews are in English, Polish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Dutch.

Contains interview transcripts, analytical reports, supporting documentation, and correspondence related to the work of the Altruistic Personality and Prosocial Behavior Institute Archives at Humboldt State University, under the direction of Dr. Samuel P. Oliner, from 1982 to 1988. Includes information about interviews with more than 700 rescuers, including many who have been named Righteous Among the Nations, from across Europe and in a variety of languages. The identities of interviewees are restricted from public release until April 24, 2027.

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